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A1133
ASSEMBLY, No. 1133
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes $40 daily pay rate for jurors and certain
other juror benefits; appropriates $20 million.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
��
An Act
concerning juror compensation and benefits, amending
P.L.1993, c.275, and making an appropriation.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Section 19 of P.L.1993,
c.275 (C.22A:1-1.1) is amended to read as follows:
���� 19.� a.
[
Every
]
Except for
certain full-time government employees compensated pursuant to N.J.S.2B:20-16,
every
person serving as a juror in New Jersey courts, whether as a grand or
petit juror, shall receive, for each day's attendance at
[
such
]
these
courts, the sum of
[
$5
]
$40
.
���� b.���
[
In addition to
the amounts received pursuant to subsection a. of this section,� each person
serving as a juror, other than a person compensated pursuant to N.J.S.2B:20-16,
shall be paid $35 for each consecutive day of attendance in excess of three
days.� For the purposes of this subsection, "consecutive" days of
attendance shall be counted excluding Saturdays, Sundays, State holidays and
days when a trial is in recess.
]
�
(Deleted by amendment, P.L. ,c. )(pending
before the Legislature as this bill)
���� c.���� The Assignment Judge of
the vicinage shall designate the method of juror payment. The Assignment Judge
shall keep an account of all juror fees paid under this section and provide
each juror with a statement of the number of days the juror served and the amount
of fees to which the juror is entitled.
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d.��� If in-person jury
service is required of jurors, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall
provide jurors with travel reimbursement to and from each juror�s residence to
the courthouse.� This reimbursement shall be for all modes of transportation,
including motor vehicle, train, bus, or any other form of public
transportation.� For motor vehicle travelers, this reimbursement shall be
determined by mileage, set to the standard state reimbursement mileage rate, if
the juror�s own personal vehicle was used for jury-related travel. �Public
transportation reimbursement shall be based on the juror�s actual fare paid.�
Each juror seeking reimbursement shall provide proof of mileage or fare, as
well as the method of transportation used to travel between the juror�s
residence and the courthouse or between the nearest public transportation
station to the courthouse.
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e.���� If in-person juror
service is required, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall reimburse
each juror for any road tolls the juror incurs for traveling to and from the
courthouse for the duration of jury service.� Each juror requesting
reimbursement shall provide proof of tolls paid.�
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f.���� Private employers,
with 10 or more employees, shall pay up to five days of compensation for
employees who are selected for jury duty.� These employers are precluded from
applying an employee�s paid-time-off benefits, if applicable, during this
time.� These employers may request proof of jury duty served and may require
each juror who is seeking the benefits of this section to apply the jury duty
paycheck that the juror received to the compensation amount owed to the
employee under this section.
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g.��� The work compensation
applicable throughout the duration of jury duty service for private employees
in New Jersey who work on a shift schedule, shall be the same as that set forth
in N.J.A.C. 4A: 6-1.19.� This also shall apply to employers who have contracts
with the State of New Jersey.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.38, s.1)
���� 2.��� There is appropriated
$20,000,000 from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts to
fund the $40 daily pay rate and benefits and reimbursements for grand and petit
jurors pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1993, c.275 (C.22A:1-1.1).
���� 3.� This act shall take effect
on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill amends section 19 of
P.L.1993, c.275 (C.22A:1-1.1) to establish a $40 daily pay rate for grand and
petit jurors, as well as establish additional juror benefits and
reimbursements.�
���� Currently, jurors receive $5
for each day�s attendance.� In addition, each person serving as a juror, other
than certain full-time government employees, is paid $35 for each consecutive
day of attendance in excess of three days.� This bill requires payment of $40
per day beginning on the first day of service.
���� Further, if in-person jury
service is required of jurors, the New Jersey Administrative Office of the
Courts (�AOC�) is required to provide jurors with travel reimbursement to and
from each juror�s home to the courthouse or between the nearest public transportation
station and the courthouse.� Each juror seeking reimbursement is to provide
proof of mileage or fare, as well as the method of transportation he or she
used to travel to and from their home to the courthouse or between the nearest
public transportation station to the courthouse.
���� If in-person juror service is
required, the AOC also is required to reimburse each juror for any road tolls
the juror incurs for traveling to and from the courthouse for the duration of
his or her jury service.� Each juror requesting reimbursement is required to
provide proof of tolls paid.�
���� This bill further requires
employers, with 10 or more employees, to pay up to five days of compensation
for employees who are selected for jury duty.� The bill precludes these
employers from applying an employee�s paid-time-off benefits during this time.�
These employers may request proof of jury duty served and may require each
juror who is seeking these benefits to apply the jury duty paycheck that the
juror received to the compensation amount owed the employee under this
provision.
���� Under this bill, the work
compensation applicable throughout the duration of jury duty service for
private employees in New Jersey who work on a shift schedule, is to be the same
as that set forth within New Jersey Administrative Code 4A: 6-1.19.� This provision
also applies to employers who have contracts with the State of New Jersey.�
���� This bill also makes an
appropriation of $20,000,000 from the General Fund to the AOC to pay for the
juror pay increase and the other benefits set forth within this bill.